“The goal of #Isaacman is 30 landings in three years”. Only #Firefly’s #BlueGhost 1 mission a year ago was a complete success. The two #IntuitiveMachines landers fell over upon landing. #Astrobotic’s #Peregrine lander malfunctioned hours after launch and was unable to attempt a landing.

There are four #CLPS missions currently scheduled for launch this year: Astrobotic’s Griffin-1, #BlueOrigin’s #BlueMoon Mark 1, Firefly’s Blue Ghost 2 and Intuitive Machines’ #IM3 https://spacenews.com/nasa-considering-sharp-increase-in-robotic-lunar-landings/

#NASA Administrator Jared #Isaacman is going all in on building a Moon base, with initial plans kicking off next year.

Isaacman is calling for monthly lunar lander missions to the South Pole starting in 2027 https://payloadspace.com/isaacman-plans-monthly-uncrewed-lunar-landings-in-2027/

@nasaadmin "I want landers on the moon 🌙 in south pole on a monthly cadence, starting in beginning of 📆 2027" 17:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Y0qUQUbrk

#Isaacman #NASA

#Vast and other commercial #SpaceStation developers are waiting for #NASA to release the final request for proposals. Delays ⏳ in the release of that procurement was one reason for extending the life of the #ISS by two years, to the end of 2032 https://spacenews.com/vast-raises-500-million-for-commercial-space-station-development/

#Isaacman #WhiteHouse

also from #TheCrux - "NASA released the Starliner Propulsion System Anomalies during the Crewed Flight Test - investigation report last week. It has redactions, but there’s a lot left in.

As reported in #SpaceNews, #NASA Administrator Jared #Isaacman had some blunt words to share during a press conference:

“#Starliner has design and engineering deficiencies that must be corrected, but the most troubling failure revealed by this investigation is not hardware. It’s decision-making and leadership that, if left unchecked, could create a culture incompatible with human spaceflight.”

Politely phrased, but big oof.
agreed @daedalus

https://spacenews.com/starliner-investigation-identifies-flawed-nasa-decision-making